In addition to the University's core curriculum, finance majors must take the following courses:
Business Foundation (10 Courses)
ACC 101 - Financial Accounting
ACC 102 - Managerial Accounting
DSS 200 - Introduction to Information Systems
DSS 210 - Business Statistics
DSS 220 - Quantitative Methods
FIN 200 - Introduction to Finance
MKT 101 - Principles of Marketing
MGT 110 - Essentials of Organizational Behavior or MGT 120 - Essentials of
Management
MGT 360 - Legal Environment of Business
BUS 495 - Business Policy
*FIN 200 should be taken 1st semester sophomore year.
Major Concentration (6 Courses)
Required Courses in Finance
FIN 201 Markets & Institutions
FIN 300 Intermediate Finance
FIN 301 Investments
*FIN 201 should be taken 2nd semester sophomore year.
Electives in Finance
Electives total 3. Choose 1 from Finance and 2 additional from Finance, Risk Management and Insurance, or Financial Planning.
- Finance
- FIN 302 - International Finance (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210)
- FIN 303 - Small Firm Finance (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210)
- FIN 304-305 - Honors Research (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210)
- FIN 400 - Mergers and Acquisitions (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, FIN 300, DSS 210)
- FIN 401 - Student Managed Funds (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, FIN 301, DSS 210)
- FIN 402 - Portfolio Management (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, FIN 301, DSS 210, Math ILC)
- FIN 403 - Speculative Market (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, FIN 301, DSS 210, Math ILC)
- FIN 470 - Selected Topics (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210, Additional as specified by Instructor)
- FIN 493-494 - Independent Research (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210, Junior standing, Permission of Chair)
- ACC 315 - Federal Taxation
- ACC 410 - Financial Statement Analysis
*Students may take either ACC 315 OR ACC 410 as a Finance Elective; not both.
- Risk Management and Insurance
(RMI)
- RMI 200 - Introduction to Risk Management and Insurance
- RMI 300 - Property and Casualty Insurance (PRE-REQ: RMI 200, DSS 210)
- RMI 301 - Corporate Risk Management (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210)
- RMI 401 - Alternative Risk Financing (PRE-REQ: RMI 200, DSS 210)
- RMI 470 - Topics in RMI (PRE-REQ: RMI 200, DSS 210)
- RMI 493-494 - Individual Research in RMI (PRE-REQ: FIN 200, DSS 210, Junior standing, Permission of Chair)
- Financial Planning
- FPL 200 - Personal Financial Planning
- FPL 300 - Retirement Planning (PRE-REQ: FPL 200)
- FPL 301 - Estate Planning (PRE-REQ: FPL 200)
- FPL 400 - Financial Plan Development (PRE-REQ: FPL 200)
- FPL 470 - Topics in Financial Planning (PRE-REQ: FPL 200, Additional as specified by Instructor)
- FPL 493-494 - Individual Research in Financial Planning (PRE-REQ: FPL 200, FIN 200, DSS 210, Junior standing, Permission of Chair)